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Movies that feel like The BFG (2016)

If you loved The BFG, the closest films we have are Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Dumbo (2019). All three share The BFG's epic and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Disney Plus and Freeform and others, checked against today's data.

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

πŸ… 74% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.3 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Steven Spielbergepicwarmcozydreamlike
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If The BFG hit the spot, these will too

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Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016 Β· dir. James Bobin
πŸ… 29%β˜… 6.2adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

The same two preoccupations: queen, and based on children's book

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.

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Alice in Wonderland
2010 Β· dir. Tim Burton
πŸ… 51%β˜… 6.4family Β· fantasy Β· adventure

The same preoccupation in both: live action remake

Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.

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Dumbo
2019 Β· dir. Tim Burton
πŸ… 46%β˜… 6.2family Β· fantasy Β· adventure

Both keep coming back to the same thing: live action remake

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 Β· dir. Joachim RΓΈnning
πŸ… 40%β˜… 6.6family Β· fantasy Β· adventure

The same mix in both: scale, then warmth

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

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Hook
1991 Β· dir. Steven Spielberg
πŸ… 37%β˜… 6.8adventure Β· fantasy Β· comedy

Steven Spielberg working the same nerve twice

The difference: Sits closer to comedy than The BFG does

The boy who wasn't supposed to grow upβ€”Peter Panβ€”does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.

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The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
1990 Β· dir. George T. Miller
πŸ… 14%β˜… 5.1family Β· fantasy Β· adventure

One thread runs through both: giant

The difference: Leans harder into drama than The BFG does

Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being destroyed by an evil sorceress, Xayide, so he must join up with Atreyu and face the Emptiness once more.

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A Monster Calls
2016 Β· dir. J. A. Bayona
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.4fantasy Β· adventure Β· family

Both land comfort and dream logic at once

12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

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The Jungle Book
2016 Β· dir. Jon Favreau
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Both are built on the same subject: orphan

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli, a man-cub fostered by wolves, is forced to flee the jungle, and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera, and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

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Pinocchio
2019 Β· dir. Matteo Garrone
πŸ… 84%β˜… 6.3drama Β· family Β· fantasy

Common ground: based on children's book

The difference: Not nearly as epic as The BFG

Old woodcarver Geppetto fashions a wooden puppet, Pinocchio, who magically comes to life. Pinocchio longs for adventure and is easily led astray, encountering magical beasts, fantastical spectacles, while making friends and foes along his journey. However, his dream is to become a real boy, which can only come true if he finally changes his ways.

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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013 Β· dir. Thor Freudenthal
πŸ… 43%β˜… 5.7adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.

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Christopher Robin
2018 Β· dir. Marc Forster
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.2adventure Β· comedy Β· family

Warm family, and it commits to that

Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.

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πŸ… 49%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Fantasy with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.

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